Shayla had been living in NYC for a few years when Kees showed up in her weekly bible study one evening. Kees was traveling from the Netherlands and spending a few weeks backpacking through the U.S. In an attempt to help Kees meet a few friends while in New York, Shayla organized a get together with some of the younger members of her church group. The weather was absolutely terrible on the night of the dinner party and everyone cancelled .. leaving just Shayla and Kees at a small, "hole in the wall" NY Pizzeria. They spent the evening sharing travel stories over greasy extra large slices of pizza. After Kees's backpacking trip, he returned to the U.S. for a few more visits and invited Shayla out to the Netherlands over Christmastime .. where he proposed in front of an old castle. He said "well where else would you propose to a princess??"
Shayla and Kees invited their friends and family to watch them get married near where they first met in Brooklyn, NY.
Shayla has an incredible flair for fashion and did a such a wonderful job mixing her modern style with family traditions.
That is a lovely story of how Shayla and Kees met. And off course very nice pictures too.
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